Prevent Burnout

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The power of gratitude: 5 ways it can improve your mental health

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The power of gratitude: 5 ways it can improve your mental health

“Thank you.” Two simple words, with a big impact when shared from the heart. It’s also often among the first words we learn to speak in a different language.

Taking the time to engage in some acts of gratitude can indeed help you live a fulfilled life. Gratitude has a direct impact on our mental health and it can help us become happier in life, and view life in a more meaningful way.

This week’s guest blog features Jessica Robinson, writing her second blog for Calmer to share her perspective on the link between gratitude and our mental health, and five ways we can utilise gratitude to boost our wellbeing.

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How to reduce stress as a business owner

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How to reduce stress as a business owner

Starting and managing your own firm or business inevitably comes with range of challenges. As a business owner, you can find yourself working from the ground up, developing business and marketing plans, and determining how best to ensure lasting customer satisfaction, among many other responsibilities.

These responsibilities can feel stressful at times. Therefore, allowing yourself time to take care of your mental health and explore ways to incorporate stress management techniques can be highly beneficial, both now and in the future.

In this special guest blog, Gladys Torres shares some stress management tips to assist you on your business journey.

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How to prevent workplace burnout as you return to the office

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How to prevent workplace burnout as you return to the office

As we slowly begin to return to normality, some workplaces are asking their teams to head back to a centralised hub. Working in an office was something we wouldn’t have given a second thought to a few years ago, however things are a little different nowadays with remote working and hybrid working becoming more commonplace and preferred by many.

A “return to work” as you once knew it has the potential to trigger a range of doubts or concerns, including experiencing burnout – particularly for individuals who adapted to working from the comfort of their own home.

In this special guest blog, Claire Monroe delves into identifying exactly what burnout is, as well as steps you can take to empower yourself as you return back to work.

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7 steps to help you gain clarity when you feel lost

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7 steps to help you gain clarity when you feel lost

Everyone has days where they feel overwhelmed and stressed out. If you have many of these days all strung together, you can genuinely start to feel lost.

Feeling lost can only exasperate feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, depression, and more. This is a feeling that nobody should have to bear, however when you do find yourself in this stump then tackling it early on can help you feel more calm.

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5 ways in which employee recognition can prevent burnout

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5 ways in which employee recognition can prevent burnout

Michael Gungor made complete sense when he said, 'burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.’ Many of us have started perceiving life as a mandatory race that we feel we need to run to survive. In this pursuit, we often tend to neglect the importance of our wellness and start inching towards burnout situations. This explains the reason why employee burnout is one of the most discussed phenomena in the contemporary business world.

What is your take on these alarming rates of employee burnout? In this special guest post, Jessica Robinson identifies the importance of employee recognition and how this can help to prevent burnout in the workplace.